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George W. Bush: “High gas prices are like an additional tax on families that are trying to live within a budget.”

On the recordApril 23, 2006
High gas prices are like an additional tax on families that are trying to live within a budget.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Evening Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan

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